Kalpetta : Court orders examination of audio clip containing conversation between BJP State President K Surendran and JEP State Treasurer Praseetha Azhikode, in connection with the Batheri bribery case. The ruling on Thursday was handed by Judicial Magistrate Court in Batheri.
The court directive requires Surendran and Praseetha to report to Kakanad Forensic Lab at its sound studio section in order to provide sound samples. The court ruling comes over plea submitted by police probing the bribery case. Praseetha Azhikode released the audio clip in question, in which K Surendran is allegedly heard saying that he had entrusted M Ganeshan with the money required for election activities.
